Tinnitus Awareness
I just discovered last week was Tinnitus Awareness Week from a fellow Tinnitus sufferer. I think we can remain aware of Tinnitus even after the week is over. Tinnitus is a noise you can hear which has no external source….
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100 Grooves Vol. 1 by Todd Bishop
Review of 100 Grooves Vol.1 By Todd Bishop of the Cruise Ship Drummer blog
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Rich Redmond Tracks A Song
So this bloke, Rich Redmond, has filmed himself tracking a song. Mr Redmond is solid, consistent, tasteful. An interesting look at a drummer at work. And now for the finished item:
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Everyone
Here is some proper music, the wonderful John Coltrane with Elvin Jones on drums. Happy holidays.
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Keepers of the Flame – Cuban Drumming Tradition
Drumming legend Chuck Silverman is working on producing a documentary about the old guard of Cuban drummers who “carry the flame of rumba and Cuban folkloric drumming”. It’s being crowdfunded via Rockethub, please consider donating to this worthwhile project: http://www.rkthb.co/12019
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Stageworks Rimma and Mat – Sliced Bread Got Nothing
I went to the recent London 2012 Drum Show fully steeled against buying anything. It’s pleasant enough to go and see what’s what in the world of drums, to meet some drumming friends and colleagues and to see my students…
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Speaking of Mike Clark and Paul Jackson…
Speaking of Mike Clark and Paul Jackson, as I was not one blog post ago, check out the greasy funk on the following video. Mental. (The second part of this video is non-embeddable for some reason but it’s here –…
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The Wonderful Mike Clark with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters
Wowie zowie! Check out this wonderful performance from back in the 70’s when music was still good (!) and hair was a serious business. Mike Clark’s drumming is just beautiful. Listen to how he’s locked in with Paul Jackson, the…
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Fantastic Quick & Easy Guide to Tuning Your Drums
This bloke, Rob Brown has made one of the best drum tuning videos I have seen. His quick & easy method offers a very straightforward formula for getting your drums to sound great without any of the sometimes laborious and…